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UKIP

In 2006, David Cameron referred to UKIP as ‘fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists’ but as Britons go to the polls today to vote in the UK local and European elections, how serious is the threat from Nigel Farage’s far-right party? Matthew Parris, political columnist with the London Times joined Sean this morning.

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Rape Crisis Midwest

Earlier this week, Rape Crisis Midwest announced it was taking the decision to close its County Clare and North Tipperary services for at least a month later this summer, as part of a cost saving measure. Our reporter Brian O’Connell has been examining this issue.

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Parenting

We return to the subject of parenting concerns in relation to children’s use of technology. Journalist and Mother, Róisín O’Hara was back with us, and today we looked at the impact of the Internet on older children and on young teenagers.

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Blind Reading

Bringing the joy of reading to people with sight problems...that's how the National Council for the Blind of Ireland describes its work in creating braille books and talking books for blind and partially sighted adults and children. Valerie Cox has been finding out about the NCBI Library and meeting some of the people who use it.